Word: colostrum
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Milk. At childbirth the mother's breasts yield a yellowish, sticky fluid called colostrum. This is good for the child, although it is only slightly nourishing. Yet it is laxative and prepares the child's stomach for true milk, which arrives shortly after...